Bruce Righter's Discussions

Yesterday, I was trying to explain the rating system to my playing partner.Years ago, I played on my club's Patron's League team (the inter-club tournament) and was required to be rated by a local…Continue

I just had my racquet restrung and chose NXT 17 rather arbitrarily; I DID however consciously choose the black color, since it seems to help me focus on hitting the ball.I've run across a review---…Continue

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"We've been playing at East Naples Park (hard courts) at 8:30 am Sat. mornings. Once, we had a couple courts regularly & good level of play, but currently the level is lower. If you're a 4.0, you probably would be bored. And…"

"Dale,there's a guy on facebook who is looking for play. Rated 4.0. He lives in Bonita, so I hesitate to invite him to the Sat. morning group.If you want, I can give him your email address or phone #."

"Robert, glad you were able to play with us Sunday morning. For us Naples residents, early morning was pretty cold,
but waiting to start our doubles at 11:00 am worked out awfully well.When you're back in town, we'll have to get together…"

"Robert, sorry we didn't connect in time for the Saturday doubles.I'm not sure about Sunday morning---normally we don't play then, esp. when weather turns cold (for Fla).Would you need to be done by 1 pm? Or did you mean you could…"

"Do other members run into players who NEVER supply new balls? Or they bring the same tube of dead balls over & over?
I'll admit it's sometimes hard to remember whose turn it is, especially if you're playing different people…"

"welcome to politics. there might be other factors like tournaments and other activities. LIke here in Atlanta if you are a working teaching pro you must play "AA" which is the highest League level for ALTA. but if you are not working you…"

"I don't understand the ratings at all as far as when you get bumped and when you stay.
Last year was my 3rd year as a 3.5 (with above .500 win % the first two years). Last year locally I went 9-1 in singles. My only loss was to a player who…"